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Hawaii to Offer Tax Amnesty to Switch Short Term Rentals to Long Term

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Hawaii has some of the highest median home prices and rents in the country — and a persistent housing crisis. Could tax incentives geared toward turning Hawaii short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing increase housing stock and decrease rents for Hawaiians? By Gail Cole. Governor Josh Green thinks so.

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Hawaii Goes Cashless For Marijuana

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Hawaii announced that it is planning to be the first state to offer cashless cannabis sales in an effort to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting marijuana dispensaries. According to a Bloomberg news report, the governor’s office said that all of Hawaii’s eight licensed dispensaries have agreed to go cashless by Oct.

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Sales tax and Marketplaces: Who owns the responsibility?

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TikTok: As a marketplace facilitator, TikTok may be congressionally embattled but is legally required to calculate, charge and collect applicable sales taxes on all sales made through its retail arm, TikTok Shop, which enables product discovery, checkout and post-payment activities from within the TikTok app.

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Betting on the Super Bowl? Don’t Forget About Taxes

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States with legal sports betting Legal sports betting, including online betting, has expanded across the United States in the last few years. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to decide whether to legalize sports betting. Reuters has reported that the Chiefs are slight underdogs to the 49ers.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

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A delay allows business owners to specify a future effective date on their registration forms, granting them control over when their company officially becomes a legal entity. In a delayed filing, the business controls when the company officially becomes a legal entity. Let’s look at both options.

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What’s new in sales tax?

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The five states with the lowest average combined rates are (the still technically NOMAD state of) Alaska (1.82%) as well as Hawaii (4.5%), Wyoming (5.44%), Maine (5.5%) and Wisconsin (5.7%). BOI oh boy. The much talked-about new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) requirement for millions of small companies under the U.S.

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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Among other findings: Sales tax bases range from 19.32% of personal income in Massachusetts to 93.89% in Hawaii; the Massachusetts base is extremely narrow, while the Hawaii base features significant tax pyramiding. Opponents promise legal challenges. Additional updates.

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